Devil Doll

NameDoll

Artist Artist Not Recorded

CultureKoasati (Creek)

Date1920-1972

Place madeLouisiana, United States, North America

MediumWood, paint, seed beads, steel pins, feathers

Dimensions12 × 3 3/4 × 1 9/16 in. (30.5 × 9.5 × 4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Betsy Grant, Lisa Hendrickson and Deborah Kinder, from the Crandall Collection, A.2015.28.

Object numberA.2015.28.8

DescriptionCarved face, body, and nose. Face is black with red horns on head and red eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth. There are 2 parallel lines on each check. The body joints at shoulders, hips, and knees. The bottom of the torso is red with a red design with three arrows coming out of a single line. Black and white beaded necklace with attached white feathers attached and a yellow beaded belt.